Reel for holding barbed or other wire



T. L. THOMPSON. REEL FOR HOLDING BARBED OR-OTHER WIRE. APPLICATION man JULY 23. 1918.

11 43,067 Patented J une 8, 1920.

MNM'ED THOMAS THOMPSON, 0F CHETEK, WISCONSIN.

REEL FOR HOLDING BARBED OR OTHER WIRE.

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Application filed July 23,

b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. THOMP- SON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chetek, in the county of Barron and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Reels for Holding Barbed or other ire, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference generally to improvements in that class of inventions known as winding and reeling and more particularly relates to a reel for holding barbed or other wire.

It is the primary aim and object of this invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character designed to be used for gathering barbed or other wire subsequent to removing the wire from fence posts so that the wire may be preserved and again used.

As an equally important object the present invention consists of the provision of a reel the band or annular portion of which is formed from a single piece of resilient metal while the ends thereof are detachably connected together so as to maintain the metal in a band like form and permit of this band portion being removed from the roll of wire so that the reel may be again used.

It is the more specific object of this invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character wherein improved holders are employed and are designed to be dctachably connected to the band portion and serve primarily to prevent sidewise displacement of the wire from the reel.

It is the more specific object of this invention to provide a reel of the above mentioned character of an improved construction which permits of the holding and shipping of barbed or other wire if desired and is also capable of being placed on a rotating wheel to facilitate the winding or unwinding of wire from the reel.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character described with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple and the cost of production low and the efficiency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, i920.

1918. Serial No. 246,335.

brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which for a clear understanding of the invention should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes may be made Without departing from the principle of operation of the various parts.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there is provided a reel which consists of an annular supporting band 1 formed preferably of a single strip of metal which is flexible yet at the same time is substantially rigid when arranged in annular form. The end portions of the strip or band are designed to be arranged so as to overlie each other and are formed with openings 2 which are alined with each other when theend portions overlie each other and are engaged by a suitable fastener such as a screw 3. Flanges l extend from the side edges of one of the end portions so that this end portion is substantially channel shaped in cross section and straddles the other end portion to prevent movement of the end portions relative to each other, as is apparent.

Carried at uniformly spaced intervals on the outer surface of the band and arranged transversely thereof are a series of holders each indicated in its entirety by the numeral 5. Each holder is of a substantially U-shaped configuration being formed of metal and embodying an intermediate por tion 6 and spaced side arms 7. A stud 8 square in cross section is integral with and projects from the under or inner face of the intermediate portion 6 of each holder 5 and passes through an opening9 in the band 1, the free end of each stud being formed with a head 10 preferably provided by flattening the ends of the stud. The stud, of course, serves as a means for rigidly connecting the holders to the bands.

In use, assuming that the device has been assembled in the manner described as shown in the drawings, a piece of fence wire (not shown) is connected to the band so as to lie within the holders and the band and is rolled over the surface in the manner of a hoop. During this movement the wire is rolled upon the band between the holders. IVhen the reel has a sufiicient amount of wire accommodated thereon the screw 3 is removed and the end portions are drawn inwardly so as to decrease the diameter of the band in order that the holders may be removed from the roll of wire. The wire, of course, may be fastened together while the end portions of the band may be again fastened together and the band used in a similar capacity.

Another manner in which the reel may be used is for shipping rolls of wire from factories and such wire may be unrolled therefrom by placing the reel on a rotating wheel as is apparent.

It is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be readily apparent.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A reel embodying a resilient annular supporting band, means detachably connecting the ends of the band together, and a plurality of U-shaped holders secured to the outer face of the band and disposed at uniform distances therearound.

2. A wire holding reel comprising a resilient annular supporting band formed adjacent one end with inturned flanges between which the other end of the band rests,a fastener detachably securing the ends of the band together, and a plurality of U-shaped holders connected to the outer face of the band and disposed at uniform distances therearound.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

THOMAS L. THOMPSON. 

